Result 14:50 · Cheltenham

Ryanair Chase (Registered As The Festival Trophy)

Grade 12m 5fSoft5yo+ · 6 ran

Result

Official · time 5m 23.60s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Balko Des Flos (FR)	Davy Russell	Henry De Bromhead	—	9.00	—
2	Un De Sceaux (FR)	Paul Townend	W P Mullins	4½L	1.73	—
3	Cloudy Dream (IRE)	Brian Hughes	Ruth Jefferson	12½L	11.0	—
4	Sub Lieutenant (IRE)	Sean Flanagan	Henry De Bromhead	27½L	19.0	—
5	Frodon (FR)	Sam Twiston-Davies	Paul Nicholls	36½L	10.0	—
PU	Cue Card (GB)	Paddy Brennan	Colin Tizzard	—	5.50	—

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Balko Des Flos (FR)

7yo · 11-10 · OR 166

F31232 J Davy Russell T Henry De Bromhead —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Dec 17	Leopardstown	3m	Yielding	—	2/12	1¼L	67.0
16 Nov 17	Clonmel	2m 4f 110y	Soft To Heavy	—	3/6	15½L	2.10
30 Sep 17	Gowran Park	2m 4f	Soft To Heavy	—	2/5	6½L	2.38

5 wins from 17 · placed 12

Won 1 of 4 at around this trip

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Cloudy Dream (IRE)

8yo · 11-10 · OR 157

212222 J Brian Hughes T Ruth Jefferson —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
10 Feb 18	Newbury	2m 7f 110y	Soft	C1	2/3	12L	3.75
09 Dec 17	Aintree	3m 1f	Heavy	C1	2/4	7L	3.25
19 Nov 17	Cheltenham	2m	Soft	C1	2/5	8L	3.25

7 wins from 17 · placed 17

Won 1 of 1 at around this trip

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Cue Card (GB) t

12yo · 11-10 · OR 166

1F2F22 J Paddy Brennan T Colin Tizzard —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
17 Feb 18	Ascot	2m 5f	Soft	C1	2/7	2¾L	10.0
25 Nov 17	Haydock Park	3m 1f 110y	Heavy	C1	2/6	57L	3.00
04 Nov 17	Wetherby	3m	Soft	C1	F	—	3.50

6 wins from 17 · placed 12

Won 1 of 2 at around this trip

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Frodon (FR) t

6yo · 11-10 · OR 162

323213 J Sam Twiston-Davies T Paul Nicholls —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
17 Feb 18	Ascot	2m 5f	Soft	C1	3/7	17¾L	10.0
27 Jan 18	Cheltenham	2m 5f	Heavy	C1	1/14	—	7.50
23 Dec 17	Ascot	3m	Good To Soft	C1	2/14	3L	9.00

8 wins from 19 · placed 14

Course winner: 2 wins from 5 here

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Sub Lieutenant (IRE) t

9yo · 11-10 · OR 160

222353 J Sean Flanagan T Henry De Bromhead —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
10 Dec 17	Punchestown	2m 4f	Heavy	—	3/6	9¾L	8.00
04 Nov 17	Down Royal	3m	Soft	—	5/8	28¼L	7.00
19 Oct 17	Punchestown	3m 1f	Soft	—	3/7	5¾L	4.00

4 wins from 21 · placed 14

1 run here without a win

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Un De Sceaux (FR)

10yo · 11-10 · OR 168

111211 J Paul Townend T W P Mullins —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
20 Jan 18	Ascot	2m 1f	Soft	C1	1/5	—	1.44
10 Dec 17	Cork	2m 110y	Heavy	—	1/5	—	1.67
25 Apr 17	Punchestown	2m	Good To Yielding	—	2/8	1¾L	1.91

9 wins from 13 · placed 12

Course winner: 3 wins from 4 here

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